Change: Locked by M.J.Fuller Aug 1 2009, 9:15 AM EDT for: no reason given

Change:  bit bit like taking a patient's temperature. A patient with a significantly high temperature indicates that the patient is unwell, but is highly unlikely to throw up a diagnosis in isolation. The Importance of Clinical Context- Putting the Pieces together Some abdominal plain films are   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1063)

Change:  They do not have the randomness of normal small bowel but equally are not dilated. Clinical Context Patient has renal colic Other Imaging The patient proceeded to have a CT abdomen where a 5.4cm left renal stone was found with left upper renal tract obstruction with moderate left hydronephrosis. Comment   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1058)

Change:  interpretation can turn a relativelymundanerelatively mundane radiographic procedure into a much more interesting and satisfying procedure. You are also more likely to perform appropriate supplementary views if you are able to identify pathology on the routine views. back to the Applied Radiography home page   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1030)

Change: image interpretation is one of those areas of medical imaging that is widely considered by radiographers to be confusing and unmasterable. There are many reasons for this perception It is confusing It often doesn't have meaning without a clinical context (but not always) It requires sustained effort to master   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 972)

Change:  patient may have a SBO. The plain film apearance is consistent with a low grade or early SBO. Summary The abdominal plain film is a commonly performed examination despite its limitations. It is not normally a challenging radiographic procedure except in the moribund and/or morbidly obese patient. Its radiographic   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 899)

Change:  The The abdominal plain film is one of those areas of medical imaging that is widely considered by radiographers to be confusing and unmasterable. There are many reasons for this perception It is confusing It often doesn't have meaning without a clinical context (but not always) It requires   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 423)

Change: In the absence of any other information, all you can say about this patient's abdominal film is that there are several prominant central loops of gas-filled small bowel. These loops of small bowel happen to look quite odd in that they appear concentric.This is probably just a chance event. Clinical   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 423)

Change: a littleoften like looking at the abdominal image below. It would be brave person who would offer a firm diagnosis on the abdominal plain film above! The Thermometer Analogy At the risk of overdoing the analogy thing, I have   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 280)

Change:  At the risk of overdoing the analogy thing, I have heard taking an abdominal plain film as being a bit like taking a patient's temperature. A patient with a signifiv=cantly high emperature suggests that the patient is unwell but is unlikely to throw up a diagnosis in isolation. The   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 282)